just a heads up, no one is sure what is going on at the moment, no one has mentioned chopping the board, now is the time to back up in case this site doesn't survive, if it is for the chop you will be informed but for many any notice won't be long enough so back up what you want / need now.

Is there any way to back up the entirety of the data on this forum so that it can be navigated or at least managed in some way? Or is it as simple... and as difficult as cutting and pasting every last stitch into a document?

Is there a better way to back up all this data from the position of a moderator/webmaster of the site? If so, I wonder how many CD's/DVD's/file space it would take. I would be interested in having this type of archive at my disposal. But I don't know the first thing about how to do it. If even one person could take on the task, then those who cared to possess it would only need a copy and whatever program is needed to open it.

Can it be done? Does anyone else think it's worth the time and effort? Am I completely mad?

StepDubStep wrote:Is there any way to back up the entirety of the data on this forum so that it can be navigated or at least managed in some way? Or is it as simple... and as difficult as cutting and pasting every last stitch into a document?

Is there a better way to back up all this data from the position of a moderator/webmaster of the site? If so, I wonder how many CD's/DVD's/file space it would take. I would be interested in having this type of archive at my disposal. But I don't know the first thing about how to do it. If even one person could take on the task, then those who cared to possess it would only need a copy and whatever program is needed to open it.

Can it be done? Does anyone else think it's worth the time and effort? Am I completely mad?